Andean-Amazon transition zone

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The Andean-Amazon transition zone is a biodiverse ecological and geographical belt where the eastern slopes of the Andes gradually merge into the lowland Amazon rainforest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot
biogeographical region
ecotone
borders Amazon rainforest
Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
characterizedBy altitudinal zonation
high biodiversity
high endemism
high species turnover
steep environmental gradients
hasBiomeTransition montane to lowland rainforest
hasClimate high rainfall
humid tropical climate
hasCountry Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
hasEcosystemType cloud forest
foothill forest
lowland rainforest
montane forest
hasFunction biogeographical corridor
refugium for species
hasGradient elevation gradient
precipitation gradient
temperature gradient
hasProcess orographic rainfall
hasResearchFocus biogeography
conservation science
evolutionary biology
importantFor carbon storage
climate regulation
ecological connectivity between Andes and Amazon
species diversification
locatedIn South America
locatedOn eastern slopes of the Andes
partOf Amazon Basin
Andean region
recognizedBy conservation biologists
supports high amphibian diversity
high bird diversity
high insect diversity
high plant diversity
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
hydroelectric development
mining
road construction

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Putumayo Department partOfRegion Andean-Amazon transition zone
Alto Guavio Province hasNaturalFeature Andean forests
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Centinela del Cóndor Canton knownFor Amazon-Andes transition landscapes
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Palanda Canton locatedIn Andean–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Putumayo partOfRegion Andean-Amazon transition zone
La Convención Province locatedIn Andean–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Puerto Leguízamo belongsTo Andean–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Upano River geologicalSetting Andean-Amazon transition zone
Tingo María National Park locatedIn Andean–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park protects Andean-Amazonian ecological corridor
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Satipo locatedIn Andean–Amazon transition zone
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Villa Rica partOf Amazonian coffee‑growing belt of Peru
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Selva Alta partOf Andean–Amazonian transition zone
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Bolivian Andes drainage Amazon Basin (eastern slopes)
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Jaén, Peru partOf Andean–Amazon transition zone
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Bagua, Peru locatedInOrographicFeature Andean–Amazonian transition zone
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Cordillera Azul National Park partOf Andes-Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Paquisha hasCoordinateRegion Andes–Amazon foothills region
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Amuesha hasLinguisticArea Amazonian foothills of the Andes
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Serranía de la Macarena partOf Andes–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
U’wa culturalRegion Andean–Amazonian transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Cordillera de los Picachos National Natural Park biogeographicalRegion Amazon-Andes transition
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
El Paujíl belongsToGeographicalRegion Andean-Amazonian transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Caguán River hasRegion Andean–Amazonian transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Serranía de los Churumbelos National Natural Park partOf Andes–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
San Miguel, Putumayo locatedIn Andean-Amazon foothills region
subject linked to: San Miguel
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
San Francisco, Putumayo isPartOfGeographicalRegion Andean-Amazon transition zone
subject linked to: San Francisco
Cueva de los Guácharos National Natural Park borders Andean-Amazon foothills
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Orito locatedInGeographicalFeature Andean–Amazonian transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Parque Nacional Podocarpus–El Cóndor (Ecuadorian sector) partOf Andean-Amazonian transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Santiago River basin partOf Andean–Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Morona Santiago biodiversityRegion Tropical Andes and Amazon transition zone
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Luya Province locatedIn Andean Amazon region
linked to: Andean-Amazon transition zone
Alto Mayo Protection Forest partOf Andean-Amazon region
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